South Bend, Indiana; May 27, 2009

Announcements

Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.

Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
Crochet and Knit Class: The Crochet and Knit Class will be taking a break for the Spring and Summer. It will resume in November, 2009.
Zumba Class: We now have a Zumba class for STAR students and other interested guests and staff, on Tuesdays from 3:00 until 3:45 in the Community Room. Zumba blends Latin dance and aerobics for a high energy workout. Kelly Thrall, former Front Desk Coordinator and certified Zumba Instructor, is the facilitator.
Sunburst Marathon: Family walk starts 6 p.m., June 5 at College Football Hall of Fame; marathon begins June 6, 6 a.m., at Hall of Fame and ends at Notre Dame.
For more information go to www.sunburstraces.org or contact Molly Sullivan at (574) 647-3394.

ABE

▪Positive Life Skills: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m.
▪Money Smart: 10-week finance class starting March 2 sponsored by Lake City Bank; Mondays 7-8:30 p.m. Get paid $15 per class! Build or fix your credit through interest-free loans.
Priority eligibility: STAR graduates, Transitional guests, Starting Over Graduates, coach referral (if open seats exist). Sign up in ABE room.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Creative Writing: Starting up again this week, Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Art Room.
▪Computer Keyboarding Classes: Beginning April 2; Thursdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Beginning Computer Classes: Starts this Wednesday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. It will be six sessions long.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—moving to Sundays, 6-7 p.m., in the chapel, starting April 19.
▪Health and Wellness Class: Cancelled.
--April 19, Mediation facts and compliance; April 26, Living with diabetes; May 3, Managing pain without drugs; May 10, Coming out of depression without drugs; May 17, Coping with pain and depression; May 24, Sexual health.
▪Note: "Health and Wellness" is a walk-in class.

Herald Sports

Midwest League: Silver Hawks 4, Snappers 1.
NBA Playoffs: Magic 116, Cavaliers 114 (OT), (Magic lead 3-1), (LeBron 44 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists; D. Howard 27 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists).
NHL Playoffs: Penguins 4, Hurricanes 1 (Penguins win 4-0).
MLB National League: Cubs 6, Pirates 1 (5 1/2); Giants 4, Braves 0; Diamondbacks 6, Padres 5; Dodgers 7, Rockies 1; Cardinals 8, Brewers 1; Reds 6, Astros 4; Mets 6, Nationals 1; Phillies 5, Marlins 3.
MLB American League: White Sox 4, Angels 2; Indians 5, Rays 1; Orioles 7, Blue Jays 2; Rangers 7, Yankees 3; Twins 5, Red Sox 2; Royals 6, Tigers 1; Athletics 4, Mariners 3.

Local

Local/Area Headlines: Schools--S.B. school board discusses requiring 2.0 GPA (C) for extracurricular actities; Birds of Prey--falcon and osprey populations growing in St. Joseph County; New Air Service--tickets on sale now for non-stop flights from South Bend to New York area (Newark) for $9; Home Invasion--66-year-old man reports home invasion in McKinley Terrace home; says three armed men removed window screen and ransacked home; Michigan--Michigan House approves legislation that would ban smoking at most work places in the state; Jackson Visit--the Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at Greater St. John MB Church Tuesday.

Nation/World

National/World Headlines: Washington, D.C.--President Obama urges Senate to quickly confirm Supreme Court Justice-designate Sonia Sotomayor; California--California Supreme Court upholds Proposition 8, banning gay marriage; rules that over 18,000 same-sex marriages which took place before Proposition 8 passed are still valid; India/Bangladesh--Cyclone Aila death toll up to 168; heavy rains continue to cause mudslides and hamper rescue efforts; Space--Russian capsule blasts off for International Space Station; Koreas--North Korea threatens to attack South if ships searched; North Korea reportedly restarts nuclear plant; Auto Industry--Chrysler heads to court for key bankruptcy hearing; Illinois--embattled Sen. Roland Burris leaves for tour of central Illinois; one day after transcript reveals Burris offering to "personally do something" for then-Gov. Blagojevich's campaign; California--Gov. Schwarzenegger reveals $5.5-billion more in budget cuts; Iraq--Gen. George Casey, Army chief of staff, says some U.S. troops could remain in Iraq after 2012; China--man gives would-be suicide a "hand" by pushing him off bridge.
Entertainment: Tonight--Friday ends Jay Leno's 17-year run as "Tonight Show " host.
Deaths: Exodus Tyson, 4, daughter of Mike Tyson; was playing on a treadmill Monday and caught her neck in a cord; died Tuesday after being on life-support.

Weather
Today High 75 Low 52 Scattered T-Storms
Thu High 64 Low 52 Cloudy
Fri High 77 Low 54 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 72 Low 54 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 79 Low 64 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Law and Order: Criminal Intent; 9 p.m., Law and Order: SVU; 22--8 p.m., George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All-Star Concert; 25--8 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 9 p.m., Hitched or Ditched; 28--8-10 p.m., So You Think You Can Dance; 34--8 p.m.; Great Performances; 9 p.m., American Masters; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Wipeout; 9 p.m., The Goode Family; 9:30 p.m., Surviving Suburbia; 69--8 p.m., World's Funniest Moments; 9 p.m., Shaken Not Stirred.